Show POULTRY REQUIRE DUST CUST BOX As chickens never cleanse themselves by washing as daiy birds do wallow Is needed beede d chickens never wash as many birds do but cleanse themselves of insects by wallowing in dust where board or cement floors are used in the chicken house some means of dusting should be provided A dust box three feet by five feet or four feet by four feet fee twill will be found large enough in most instances the united states department apartment part ment of 0 agriculture suggests for ii a flock of BO 50 or 00 60 fowls it should be placed where it can be reached by 4 sunlight during as much of the day as possible fine light dry dust Is best for thu box but sindy sandy loam la Is good road dust Is recommended by many but it 9 often hard to secure coal ahe abes may be mixed with the soil it if desired to make it lighter |